| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 293132000 |
Bumper having impact force absorbing means directly interposed between bumper and vehicle structure
| 250 |
| 293120000 |
Composite bumper
| 101 |
| 293155000 |
Joints and connections
| 48 |
| 293117000 |
Combined
| 40 |
| 293115000 |
With grille or radiator guard
| 33 |
| 293142000 |
Bumper guard
| 24 |
| 293126000 |
Bumper extends along side of vehicle
| 20 |
| 293118000 |
Shiftable between operative and inoperative positions other than by impact
| 15 |
| 293107000 |
Having fluid means within impact means to absorb energy
| 14 |
| 293149000 |
Sectional- or wing-type impact bars
| 6 |
| 293106000 |
Having a storage compartment
| 6 |
| 293113000 |
Having vehicle exhaust pipe receiving means or air scoop opening
| 6 |
| 293146000 |
Plural impact bars vertically spaced in impact plane
| 6 |
| 293154000 |
End connections | 5 |
| 20100102582 | AXIAL MEMBER WITH FLANGE, CONNECTION MEMBER AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOF - A target tubular member with flange, such as a bumper stay, has a flange having an outer diameter larger than the diameter of an axial section and is formed by electromagnetic forming without excessive expansion. The tubular member with flange includes an axial member made of a tubular aluminum alloy extrudate and a flange member joined to an end of the axial member. The axial member has an end flange being integrated at its end and having an area smaller than that of the flange member. The flange member has a hole, and a cylindrical hole flange at the edge of the hole. The axial member fits in the hole of the flange member, the end flange is in intimate contact with the flange member, and the outer periphery of a small-diameter portion of the axial member is in intimate contact with the inner periphery of the hole flange. The hole flange is held between the end flange and a protrusion. The tubular member with flange may be produced by inserting an untreated pipe into the hole of the flange member and expanding the untreated pipe by electromagnetic forming. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100244473 | AUTOMOBILE BUMPER STRUCTURE - An automobile bumper structure reduces damage to a vehicle body in an offset collision by having a bumper member in an offset collision area formed by a separate member. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20130328334 | Vehicle Body - A vehicle body has a longitudinal member and a bumper cross-member. Furthermore, the vehicle body has a cantilever, which extends transversely to the longitudinal member along a transverse vehicle axis and is fastened to the longitudinal member in a torque-resistant manner. The cantilever is arranged in such a way that the cantilever protrudes into an intermediate space between a wheel mount and the bumper cross-member. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20150076847 | STRUCTURE FOR FRONT PART OF VEHICLE BODY - Disclosed is a structure for a front part of a vehicle body including a front sidemember that extends in a longitudinal direction of a vehicle; a bumper reinforcement, at least a part of which is positioned at the same height as the front sidemember in a vertical direction of the vehicle, and extends in a lateral direction of the vehicle so as to face the front sidemember; and a support portion. The end portion of the bumper reinforcement has an extension portion that extends in the lateral direction of the vehicle up to a position which overlaps a wheel when seen from the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. At least a front surface of the bumper reinforcement in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle and the extension portion have strength higher than that of other portions of the bumper reinforcement. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160001724 | Bumper Beam With Mounting Plates - A bumper beam has a U-profile with its top directed toward the vehicle. It has fixedly welded mounting plates ( | 01-07-2016 |
| 293124000 |
Flexible cord or coil spring | 4 |
| 20080203744 | VEHICLE BUMPER ASSEMBLY - A vehicle bumper assembly includes a bumper reinforcement member, a corner bracket and a biasing member. The bumper reinforcement member has a first lateral end section, a second lateral end section, an outboard facing side extending between the first and second lateral end sections and an inboard facing side with a vehicle mounting structure. The corner bracket is pivotally supported to the first lateral end section of the bumper reinforcement member proximate the inboard facing side. The biasing member extends between the outboard facing side of the bumper reinforcement member and an outboard side of the corner bracket. The biasing member biases the corner bracket outwardly relative to the vehicle mounting structure to a normal rest position for absorption of low speed impact energy. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20100295325 | Self-Coiling Dent Guard - A self-coiling dent guard for protecting vehicles and other objects from damage caused by unwanted collisions is disclosed. The guard is comprised of a main body adapted to absorb the impact of colliding objects. A bistable spring strip is integrated within the main body of the guard, thus giving the guard its self-coiling properties. When not in use, a user may cause the guard to coil so as to be easily stored. A magnetic strip is attached to the length of the main body such that the guard may be removably attached to a vehicle or other object. A layer of felt covering the bottom of the guard protects the vehicle from being scratched when the guard is applied or removed. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20130207407 | CRASH STRUCTURE HAVING ADJUSTABLE RIGIDITY FOR A DEFORMATION ELEMENT FOR A VEHICLE - The invention relates to a crash structure having adjustable rigidity for a deformation element for a vehicle, wherein the crash structure comprises a continuously adjustable rigidity, in that at least one blocking element (SR) moves in a plane rotated by an angle relative to the vehicle longitudinal axis with respect to a profile (MW), so that the rigidity is adjusted by a position of the at least one blocking element reached by the motion. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20150061306 | Cable and Outrigger for Minimizing Intrusions in a Small Offset Rigid Barrier Collision - A collision countermeasure apparatus for a small offset rigid barrier test. The collision countermeasure apparatus includes a cable that is attached between an outrigger and a forward end of a frame rail assembly. The cable reduces the extent of intrusions into the passenger compartment of the vehicle. | 03-05-2015 |
| 293103000 |
Having means maintaining bumper distance above road | 2 |
| 20130249223 | Semi Trailor Underrun Protection - The device may have a plurality of upright supports where the supports may include a mounting plate with mounting openings, a plurality of vertical members that may be in non-welded communication with the extruded back mounting plate and a plurality of horizontal members where the vertical members provide strength and support to the supports. The horizontal under-run prevention beam may include mounting openings that correspond to the horizontal beam mounting openings and a removable reflective strip that correspond to reflective strip openings in the beam. The vertical and horizontal members may be stacked extruded rectangles of the desired widths and lengths. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130257068 | UNDER-RUN PROTECTOR FOR VEHICLE - There is provided an under-run protector which is light-weighted and has sufficient strength, owing to a change in a plate thickness of its portion optimum for strength improvement. In an under-run protector which includes a hollow material having a rectangular cross section and mounted on a vehicle body frame via a mounting bracket, a plate thickness of a substantially horizontal surfaces forming the hollow material on a vehicle body frame side with respect to a longitudinal-direction center line of the hollow material is larger than a plate thickness of a substantially horizontal surfaces opposite the vehicle body frame with respect to the longitudinal-direction center line of the hollow material. | 10-03-2013 |
| 293104000 |
Vibration dampening type | 2 |
| 20090167036 | VEHICLE BODY VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS - A bumper reinforcement | 07-02-2009 |
| 20160059808 | VEHICLE BODY REINFORCEMENT APPARATUS - A vehicle body reinforcement apparatus extending along at least one of a front-rear direction and a width direction of a vehicle body, the vehicle body reinforcement apparatus includes at least two brackets via which the vehicle body reinforcement apparatus is fixed to the vehicle body, a housing connected to one of the two brackets, a rod including a first end portion that is movably housed within the housing and a second end portion connected the other of the two brackets, a spring member disposed between the first end portion of the rod and the housing and applying a biasing force to the rod against a force for increasing and decreasing a distance between the two brackets in an axial direction of the rod, and a friction mechanism mounted to the housing and pressing the rod in a direction orthogonal to the axial direction of the rod. | 03-03-2016 |
| 293112000 |
With means to deflect projected road debris | 2 |
| 20090174198 | Device for shielding a pressure relief valve from projecting debris - The present invention features a device for shielding a pressure relief valve from projecting debris, the device comprises a first plate and a second plate, the pressure relief valve is located on a side exterior of a vehicle and is held in a stationary position through a support member that extends outwardly from the vehicle, the first plate attaches to and extends outwardly from the second plate, the first plate is positioned between the pressure relief valve and a tire of a vehicle, the second plate is attached to the support member. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20120181802 | VEHICLE PERFORMANCE ENHANCING APPARATUS - A vehicle component or apparatus usable in a motor vehicle is described herein, along with one or more examples of methods of manufacturing the same. The vehicle component may function to provide the feature of blocking water entering from a grill opening from reaching the engine. In situations where flooding occurs and the water level rises, thus immersing portions of the car such as the wheels, the vehicle component may block some of the water from rising beyond a certain level and thus reduce the likelihood that water may reach and damage the engine. In addition or alternatively, the vehicle component may function to separate air flow entering from the lower grill and upper grill openings, respectively, thereby increasing the efficacy of engine cooling by the air flows. | 07-19-2012 |
| 293114000 |
With outrigger means extendable laterally from bumper | 2 |
| 20150021935 | COLLISION DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle frame is provided having a frame. The frame includes a main rail and a lateral rail. A bracket is operably coupled to the main rail. The vehicle frame assembly also includes a wedged shape deflecting member. The wedged shape deflecting member has a first end which is operably coupled to the bracket and a second end which is operable between a standard use position and a collision event position. The standard use position is where the second end is spaced a predetermined distance from the main rail. The collision event position is when the second end is in abutting contact with the main rail. During a collision event, the second end moves from the standard use position to the collision event position such that the deflecting member absorbs and deflects energy imparted on the frame. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150021936 | SLIDING DEFLECTOR ASSEMBLY - A vehicle frame assembly is provided comprising a main rail. The vehicle frame assembly also includes a deflector assembly which has a front member having an inboard end pivotally coupled to the main rail and an outboard end. Moreover, the deflector assembly includes a rear member having an inboard end slidably coupled to the main rail and an outboard end pivotally coupled to the outboard end of the front member. Additionally, a tension member is disposed between the inboard ends of the front member and the rear member. The deflector assembly is operable between a normal use position wherein the tension member is slack and a collision position wherein the tension member is taut. | 01-22-2015 |
| 293131000 |
Bumper having lever and shock absorber mount | 1 |
| 20150367812 | BUMPER STIFFENER APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A bumper stiffener apparatus for a vehicle may include an upper member connected to a radiator grill, a lower member connected to a bumper below the upper member, a support bar connecting the upper member and the lower member, a hinge mechanism connected to the support bar, and a guide bracket fixed to a back beam arranged on a rear of the lower member to be connected to the hinge mechanism and in which a guide passage is formed for guiding an upward movement of the hinge mechanism when the lower member moves rearward. | 12-24-2015 |
| 293130000 |
Single piece impact bar having plural loops in horizontal plane | 1 |
| 20100181786 | Front Bumper Arrangement for a Truck For Single or Dual Tow Points - An arrangement for mounting a front bumper extension to a truck includes a bracket having a mounting flange for mounting to a frame rail of a truck, and an upper flange and lower flange forming a pocket at a front end of the bracket for mounting a bumper center section. The bumper center section may be configured for a single tow pin with an aperture formed at a center of the bumper center section, or for dual tow pins with apertures formed to align with the pockets of respective right and left brackets. | 07-22-2010 |
| 293129000 |
Vehicle suspension spring absorbs force exerted on bumper | 1 |
| 20100237638 | ENERGY-DISSIPATING ELEMENT AND SHOCK ABSORBER COMPRISING AN ENERGY-DISSIPATING ELEMENT - An energy-dissipating element has the form of a hollow body extending in the longitudinal direction, wherein the element comprises a wall forming the peripheral surface of the hollow body. The element is designed to respond upon the exceeding of a critical impact force applied to a front of the element and to convert at least a portion of the impact energy ensuing from the transfer of the impact force through the element into the energy and heat of deformation by plastic deformation. The energy-dissipating element is composed of at least one deformation element formed from a hollow profile and extending along the longitudinal axis of the hollow body which forms the wall of the energy-dissipating element. | 09-23-2010 |
| 293119000 |
Horizontally movable to plural operative positions other than by impact | 1 |
| 20080309101 | IMPACT ABSORBING DEVICE - An impact absorbing device includes an attachment component having one-or-more holes, an impact absorption pipe which absorbs external impacts and arranged so that it can slide axially and coaxially within the attachment component, one-or-more movable resistance bodies arranged so that they can move freely within the one-or-more holes, an impact absorption pipe movement component support component, an impact absorption pipe movement component, a support part having a first section and a second section formed in this order so that a distance between each of the sections and an interior side wall of the attachment component becomes smaller respectively, a support part movement component which provides an energization power to the support part, wherein the first section is in a position which faces the one-or-more holes of the attachment component when the support part comes into contact with a bottom part of the attachment component. | 12-18-2008 |
| 293105000 |
For use on two or three wheel cycle | 1 |
| 20100244468 | BODY STRUCTURE OF STRADDLE-RIDE VEHICLE - A body structure of a straddle-ride vehicle includes a body frame, a handlebar, a front fork, a front wheel guide member, and an opposite cover. The handlebar is turnably provided on the body frame. The fork extends from the handlebar and rotatably supports a front wheel. The front wheel guide member is disposed at a front portion of the body frame in a traveling direction of the vehicle and faces the front wheel. The front wheel guide member includes a slant portion extending from one side to another side in a vehicle-width direction and from a front to a rear in the traveling direction. The opposite cover is supported by the front fork to cover a rear portion of the front wheel and faces the front wheel guide member. | 09-30-2010 |
| Entries |
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| 20080203740 | Bumper Beam for a Motor Vehicle - A bumper beam for mounting to a frame assembly of a motor vehicle at one end of the motor vehicle includes opposing end portions adapted to be mounted to the frame assembly of the motor vehicle and a centrally disposed intermediate portion extending between the end portions. The end portions and the intermediate portion define an upper wall, a lower wall, and a central wall between the upper and lower walls. The upper and lower walls each have an elongated arcuate flange that extends from a free end of a respective upper and lower wall along a length of the bumper beam. The arcuate flange of each of the upper and lower walls defines an outwardly facing concave surface and an inwardly facing convex surface. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080217934 | Bumper beam for automobile - A bumper beam includes two tubular bodies formed by tube hydroforming that extend left and right. The tubular bodies are joined to each other in a parallel state. The tubular bodies each have a rectangular vertical cross-section shape including top and bottom and front and rear sides. The tubular bodies are disposed in a line from top to bottom, and opposing surfaces thereof are joined together across the entire length in the longitudinal direction. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080284183 | IMPACT BEAM WITH DOUBLE-WALL FACE - A bumper reinforcement beam includes a first sheet forming at least one tube including a front wall, and a second sheet welded to and supporting the front wall in a laminar arrangement adding stiffness to the front wall. A related method includes uncoiling and welding the first and second sheets together, and forming the first sheet into a tubular shape with a first portion forming a front wall, the second sheet supporting the first portion. An apparatus includes a pair of uncoilers for uncoiling first and second sheets of material together, a welder securing the first and second sheets together, and a roll forming mill configured to roll form the sheets into a tubular shape, where the first sheet defines a front wall and portions of the second sheet supporting the front wall. | 11-20-2008 |
| 20080315597 | BUMPER BEAM STRUCTURE - A bumper beam structure for a vehicle includes a height-raising wall provided on an upper portion of a beam body to be fixedly on left and right frames of a vehicle body. The height-raising wall includes: a bottom wall portion fixed to the upper portion of the beam body; a running-up preventing wall portion extending upwardly from the bottom wall portion; a first reinforcing wall portion connecting to the respective one end of the running-up preventing and bottom wall portions; and a second reinforcing wall portion connecting to the respective other ends of the running-up preventing and bottom wall portions. With such a height-raising wall, the bumper beam structure can interfere with another vehicle of a higher height to prevent the other vehicle from running up onto the vehicle provided with the bumper beam structure. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090058109 | Shock absorber for the front or rear region of a railborne vehicle having at least one energy absorption device - The invention relates to an energy absorption device ( | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090066095 | Bumper beam - A bow-formed bumper beam for a vehicle has a hat profile with a central flange ( | 03-12-2009 |
| 20090096223 | Bumper Beam - A bumper beam ( | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090102208 | BACK BEAM STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - The present invention provides a back beam structure for a vehicle. The back beam structure for a vehicle includes extension parts formed at both distal end portions of a back beam. The back beam extends in a width direction of a vehicle and then is gently curved toward the front side of the vehicle. The extension parts are curved toward the rear side of the vehicle and then extend straightly. Accordingly, the back beam structure generates a repulsive force, which is generated at rounded corners of a vehicle, of a back beam against offset collision of the vehicle in a direction opposite to a collision direction, so that a supporting force of a bumper is improved. Further, the back beam structure allows the bumper not to slide on the back beam. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090152881 | BUMPER BEAM FOR VEHICLES - A bumper beam provided in a bumper for vehicles is disclosed. The bumper beam of the present invention includes a vertical rib, which sections a space in the bumper beam into several spaces in a vertical direction, and horizontal ribs, which section the space in the bumper beam into several spaces in horizontal directions. The horizontal rib that is disposed behind the vertical rib is thicker than the horizontal rib that is disposed ahead of the vertical rib. Therefore, the bumper beam can impact energy in a consecutive impact absorbing manner. | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090174197 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SHOCK ABSORBER AND SHOCK ABSORBER THUS OBTAINED - The method includes providing a planar sheet part; forming the planar sheet part by drawing or conical spinning to the shape of a partially formed part made up of a plate and a provisional hollow portion extending from the plate with a revolution shape with respect to an axis perpendicular to the plate, and an end wall closing an end of the provisional hollow portion opposite to the plate; and elongating a section of the provisional hollow portion by cylindrical or conical spinning. The shock absorber is integral with a plate and an elongated hollow portion extending from the plate with a revolution shape. A section of the elongated hollow portion has a thickness that is thinner than the thickness of the plate. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090256369 | ENERGY ABSORBING BEAM WITH CONTROLLED CRUSH CHARACTERISTICS - An energy absorbing beam structure has controlled crush characteristics. The beam is an elongated structure in which at least a portion of the length of the beam is configured so that a cross section taken transverse to the length of the beam defines a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a first hollow flange projecting from the first sidewall and a second hollow flange projecting from the second sidewall together with a front wall extending between the first and second sidewalls. The beam may be configured to define an open or closed tubular structure and may define one or more central lobes. In an impact condition the beam crushes in a reliable and controlled manner so as to absorb a large amount of kinetic energy. Further disclosed are motor vehicles which include the energy absorbing beams as well as roll forming processes for fabricating the beams. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090315343 | SHOCK-ABSORBER ASSEMBLY AND CORRESPONDING MOTOR VEHICLE - A front shock-absorber assembly for a motor vehicle includes, at each of the right-hand and left-hand sides thereof, at least a lower longitudinal structural element ( | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100102577 | SUPPORT MOUNT FOR AN IMPACT ABSORBING SYSTEM INTENDED TO BE MOUNTED AT THE END OF A MOTOR VEHICLE SIDE MEMBER - The supporting piece is intended to be mounted at the end of a motor vehicle side member, this side member including, in the continuation thereof, a plate for mounting a transverse impact beam. The supporting piece includes a bearing surface for an absorber positioned in front of this bearing surface, the bearing surface being arranged in such a way as to extend under the mounting plate and substantially parallel thereto when the supporting piece is mounted at the end of the side member. The supporting piece is shaped in such a way that it does not deform irreversibly when the vehicle suffers an insurance impact. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100102578 | Bumper Beam - A bumper beam for a vehicle has a hat shaped profile with the crown ( | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100133859 | BUMPER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper for a motor vehicle includes a cross member extending transversely to side rails of a vehicle frame. The cross member has a U-shaped cross section which is defined by a web connected on opposite ends to two legs, respectively, and configured to point in a direction of the motor vehicle. The web has a reinforcement embossment in a central length section of the cross member. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100176607 | Modular Bumper System - A modular reconfigurable bumper system for an off road vehicle includes a center base mountable to the front of the vehicle. The center base has ends, a top face, and a front face. A pair of first mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the front face of the center base adjacent its ends and a pair of second mounting locations having associated mounting holes are located on the top face adjacent the ends of the center base. A pair of third mounting locations are located on the ends of the center base. A plurality of optional accessories including end plates, end extenders, an overrider, a prerunner, a stinger, and D-rings are selectively mountable to the center base, all via the first, second, and third mounting locations. The system also includes a rear bumper assembly mountable to the back of the vehicle and having a hinged spare tire carrier and D-rings selectively attachable to the rear bumper via common fourth mounting locations. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100181784 | Collision Barrier Device For Projecting Loads - A crash barrier device including: a body portion having at least an impact portion; and a fastening portion configured to fasten the body portion to a projecting load being carried by a vehicle; wherein the impact portion and fastening portion are configured such that the impact portion is nearer to a surface traveled on by the vehicle than the fastening portion. A system for carrying projecting loads is also provided and includes: a trailer having wheels and fastener(s) for fastening the trailer to a powered vehicle; and the crash barrier device. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100187840 | DEVICE FOR REINFORCEMENT - A device for the reinforcement of large-surface-area lateral sections of a rear bumper covering is effected by a supporting holder which is arranged pivotably on a load-bearing structure, is folded-in in a delivery position, is folded up in an assembly position and can be fastened with its free end to the vehicle body. | 07-29-2010 |
| 20110025080 | SAFETY BUMPER - A safety bumper for a vehicle constructed from a lattice of interlocking panels ( | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110049913 | FRONT PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A front part of a motor vehicle body is provided with a bumper and a lower bumper support supporting the bumper. A clearance that is open to the bottom is formed in the lower bumper support, from which a spoiler can be extended downwards. | 03-03-2011 |
| 20110121585 | Bumper beam - A bumper beam has an open hat beam profile with a central flange ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110133497 | ENERGY ABSORBING BEAM WITH CONTROLLED CRUSH CHARACTERISTICS - An energy absorbing beam structure has controlled crush characteristics. The beam is an elongated structure in which at least a portion of the length of the beam is configured so that a cross section taken transverse to the length of the beam defines a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a first hollow flange projecting from the first sidewall and a second hollow flange projecting from the second sidewall together with a front wall extending between the first and second sidewalls. The beam may be configured to define an open or closed tubular structure and may define one or more central lobes. In an impact condition the beam crushes in a reliable and controlled manner so as to absorb a large amount of kinetic energy. Further disclosed are motor vehicles which include the energy absorbing beams as well as roll forming processes for fabricating the beams. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110181061 | Bumper Assembly For A Plurality Of Different Vehicles - A bumper assembly is disclosed for selective securement to one of a plurality of different vehicles, each having a different mounting point pattern. A bumper mounting plate includes a first portion for connection to one of the vehicles and a second portion connected to a bumper. The first portion includes a plurality of discrete sets of mounting opening patterns that are not shared in connection with the mounting point patterns. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110181062 | FRONT PART FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE BODY - A front part of a motor vehicle body includes, but is not limited to a bumper, a bumper bracket, and a fresh air channel. At least one movable closure element is situated in the fresh air channel to modulate its throughput. The bumper bracket forms a wall of the fresh air channel. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110204663 | EXTRUDED ALUMINUM BUMPER HAVING TRIGGERS - An energy absorbing extruded bumper for a vehicle is disclosed. The extruded bumper is formed from a lightweight metal, preferably aluminum base alloy material. The extruded bumper includes an outer wall, an inner wall, a top wall connecting the outer and inner walls, and a bottom wall connecting the outer and inner walls. Extending between the outer and inner walls are two or more s-curved trigger stiffeners. The trigger stiffeners include an upper s-curved trigger stiffener connecting the outer and inner walls and a lower s-curved trigger stiffener connecting the outer and inner walls. The lower s-curved trigger stiffener is spaced apart from the upper s-curved trigger stiffener. | 08-25-2011 |
| 20110254294 | BUMPER CROSSBEAM AS COMPONENT OF A BUMPER OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper crossbeam for a motor vehicle includes an outer section configured as a roll-formed hollow profile which is closed at least in some areas. At least one inner section, configured as a separate component, is arranged in the outer section and connected to the outer section. The inner section has at least one wall extending from a front section zone of the outer section to a rear section zone of the outer section. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110285152 | BUMPER BEAM ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE - A bumper beam assembly for a vehicle may include a bumper beam having a horizontal support plate, front and rear vertical support plates attached to the horizontal support plate, wherein the rear vertical support plate includes an insertion hole, a partition formed along the horizontal support plate between the front and rear vertical support plates, and a stay, an end portion of which may be inserted into the insertion hole. | 11-24-2011 |
| 20110291429 | Process for Coating Metal Components With a Coating That Prevents Electrochemical Plating - The present invention is directed to a method of coating metal articles with a flexible, chemical-resistant, corrosion-resistant, and abrasion-resistant coating that can be optionally formed and optionally electroplated. In some examples, the articles are metal motor vehicle bumpers. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20120025545 | Bumper reinforcement and bumper device for vehicle - A bumper reinforcement having end portions in a width direction of a vehicle, includes a main wall extending in a first direction perpendicular to the width direction, first and second walls protruding from the main wall in the first direction to extend toward an interior side of the vehicle in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, flanges protruding from respective ends of the first and second walls along the first direction, the main wall, the first and second walls, and the flanges being integrally formed with one another, and gradually narrowing portions formed, in the width direction, at end portions of each of the first and second walls, wherein respective protruding lengths of the first and second walls in the longitudinal direction gradually decrease from an intermediate portion of the bumper reinforcement to the end portions of the bumper reinforcement in the width direction to form the gradually narrowing portions. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120043771 | FRONT STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - With a front structure for a motor vehicle, a holding mechanism for connecting a bumper to a fender includes a fastening strip and a guide rail. The fastening strip spring-elastically supports itself on the fender and is screwed to the guide rail. The bumper is latched to the guide rail. | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120043772 | BUMPER STRUCTURE - A bumper structure which as a whole has a reduced weight and which has sufficient buckling strength. A bumper structure has a box-like outer shape constituted of a front flange ( | 02-23-2012 |
| 20120074720 | TUBULAR BEAM WITH SINGLE CENTER LEG - A reinforcement beam for a vehicle bumper system comprises a single sheet deformed to define first and second tubes sharing a common single center wall. A channel rib is formed on each tubes and a crevice rib over the center leg forms a third rib. Edges of the sheet are deformed to a radius so that their surface consistently engages an associated radiused corner formed on ends of the center leg, which facilitates consistent abutting line engagement of material surfaces, and thus facilitates consistent welding. In a preferred beam, front wall sections of each tube are coplanar and form a face of the beam, with each channel rib and crevice rib providing added stiffness to the beam, and yet nothing extends forward of the coplanar front wall sections. Related apparatus and methods are also disclosed. | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120112478 | ENERGY ABSORBING BEAM WITH CONTROLLED CRUSH CHARACTERISTICS - An energy absorbing beam structure has controlled crush characteristics. The beam is an elongated structure in which at least a portion of the length of the beam is configured so that a cross section taken transverse to the length of the beam defines a first sidewall, a second sidewall, a first hollow flange projecting from the first sidewall and a second hollow flange projecting from the second sidewall together with a front wall extending between the first and second sidewalls. The beam may be configured to define an open or closed tubular structure and may define one or more central lobes. In an impact condition the beam crushes in a reliable and controlled manner so as to absorb a large amount of kinetic energy. Further disclosed are motor vehicles which include the energy absorbing beams as well as roll forming processes for fabricating the beams. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120126553 | BUMPER CROSS MEMBER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, REINFORCEMENT COMPONENT FOR A BUMPER CROSS MEMBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BUMPER CROSS MEMBER - A bumper cross member for a motor vehicle includes, but is not limited to a first chamber located in driving direction at the front and a second chamber located in driving direction behind the first chamber. The first and the second chamber are embodied as hollow sheet metal profiles and the first chamber has a higher deformability than the second chamber. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120200097 | MOLD STRUCTURE AND BUMPER - A mold structure used to form a molded object having an undercut portion includes a fixed mold as a first mold having a first molding surface for molding an obverse surface of the molded object; a slide core having an undercut molding surface used to mold the undercut portion as part of the obverse surface of the molded object; and a movable mold as a second mold having a second molding surface used to mold the reverse surface of the molded object. The first molding surface and the undercut molding surface form a cavity surface. A step is formed between the first molding surface and the second molding surface at a parting position between the fixed mold and the slide core on the cavity surface. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120292930 | VEHICLE BUMPER ASSEMBLY WITH A REMOVABLY COUPLED TIE-DOWN RECEIVER - A bumper assembly for a vehicle to which a towing hook member can be removably coupled includes a bumper beam having a cavity defined at least partially by a first wall and a second wall. The first and second walls are separated at a distance. Also, the bumper assembly includes a receiver having a receiver opening operable to removably couple to and removably receive the towing hook member. The receiver opening is exposed from the bumper beam, and the receiver also has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion is removably coupled to the first wall of the bumper beam, and the second portion is removably coupled to the second wall of the bumper beam. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120292931 | Vehicle Bumper - A vehicle bumper is provided that can increase the rigidity while ensuring a superior drainage capability in the vicinity of the location where the bumper is attached to a side face member. A vehicle bumper includes a middle portion extending in vehicle width direction, two lateral portions extending from the two ends of the middle portion towards side face members (front fender panels), an upper flange protruding inward, with respect to a vehicle body, from an upper edge of the lateral portions, an attachment flange that is continuous with the upper flange near an end of the lateral portions and protruding further inside the vehicle body than the upper flange, a long groove formed by a depression in an upper face of the upper flange, at least one rib that partitions the long groove in vehicle width direction into depressions, and water drainage holes formed in the depressions. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120306221 | BUMPER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE - Disclosed is a bumper structure equipped with an inner plate ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130026772 | VEHICLE BODY STRUCTURE - A vehicle body structure includes a bumper fascia panel, a fender body panel and a mounting flange attachment arrangement. The fascia panel includes a fascia mounting flange forming a first outboard abutment edge visible from an exterior of the vehicle body structure. The fender body panel includes a fender mounting flange forming a second outboard abutment edge visible from the exterior. The mounting flange attachment arrangement includes first and second fastening members overlying the fascia and fender mounting flanges, respectively, and a fastening element coupling the first and second fastening members together while sandwiching the mounting flanges. The fastening element has a tool engagement portion at a first end on an inboard side of the attachment arrangement and a second end opposite to the first end, with a center fastening axis extending from the second to first end in an upward direction of the vehicle body structure. | 01-31-2013 |
| 20130093199 | CORROSION-RESISTANT PLATING SYSTEM - Methods of providing a corrosion-resistant plating on a steel bumper are provided. A galvanized zinc layer is deposited over a steel substrate. A plurality of nickel layers is deposited over the zinc layer. The plurality of zinc layers has at least a first porosity and a second porosity. A chrome layer is applied over the plurality of nickel layers. The porous nickel layer is immediately adjacent the chrome layer such that a stress applied to the chrome layer is distributed over the porous nickel layer. The porous nickel layer delocalizes a stress applied at an impact area to a dispersed area and the dispersed area is larger than the impact area. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130113224 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - A bumper reinforcement includes end portions and an intermediate portion, wherein the bumper reinforcement is made of a light alloy extruded material including a hollow cross-section and is configured to be arranged at a vehicle, the bumper reinforcement is configured to be assembled on and supported by a supporting member at each of the end portions bent toward a vehicle body side, the hollow cross-section includes a closed cross-section at the intermediate portion and includes an open cross-section provided with an opening at each of the end portions, each of the end portions is formed in a manner that a thickness of the hollow cross-section thereof in a vehicle front-rear direction is gradually reduced toward an end, and each of the openings is configured to be at least partially closed with a connecting portion of the supporting member and is restricted from being expanded. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130119680 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE - A bumper reinforcement structure capable of achieving a weight reduction while still securing required bending strength in a bumper reinforcement structure with closed cross-section structure configured by joining together an inside member and an outside member. A bumper reinforcement is formed with two closed cross-sections configured by joining together three top-to-bottom flanges of an inner panel to three top-to-bottom flanges of an outer panel. The flanges of the inner panel are disposed in the same front-rear direction position as that of the wall portions that configure the closed cross-sections. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130127187 | REAR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE - A vehicle includes a rear bumper that extends in a vehicle width direction at a rear section of a vehicle body and that has a recess bulging toward a front side of the vehicle body, and a reflector attached to the recess. The recess has an opening for fixing the reflector to the rear bumper. The reflector has an attachment portion attached to the opening and a guide wall portion extending in the vertical direction. The recess has a first return hole at a position corresponding to an area below the vertical wall portion. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130127188 | METHOD AND MACHINE FOR PUNCHING BODYWORK COMPONENTS - A method for punching bodywork components, in particular a skin in order to install parking-assistance sensors or headlight washers therein. The invention also relates to a punching machine having an anvil for receiving the bodywork component, a punch, and movement means for moving the punch, initially over a first stroke in order to bring it into a utilization position, and then over a second stroke in order to pierce said component. The movement of the punch over the second stroke takes place at a travel speed not exceeding 10 mm/s and less than the travel speed of the punch over the first stroke. The means for moving the punch over the second stroke comprise a punching actuator coupled to a force-multiplication mechanism. Finally, the invention relates to the use of a machine and to a bodywork component obtained by performing the method. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130175812 | VEHICLE BUMPER STRUCTURE - There is provided a vehicle bumper structure. The vehicle bumper structure includes a bumper face exposed outward from a vehicle at a front end of a vehicle body, and a load transmission member having a front end opposing a surface of the bumper face at a vehicle rear side and a rear end secured to a vehicle body structural member. The load transmission member has a groove in either of an upper portion and a lower portion thereof. The groove serves as a starting point for bending the load transmission member in response to a compressive load in the lengthwise direction of the vehicle. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130285396 | Motor Vehicle Front or Rear Assembly Comprising an Element for Fastening Trim Elements to the Body Shell of the Vehicle - The motor vehicle front assembly ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140070552 | Bumper - A bumper for vehicles having a high productivity and a large energy absorption amount in which the reinforcement beam is prevented from buckling. The bumper includes a reinforcement beam made of steel and support members protruding from a vehicle frame and supporting the reinforcement beam therebetween. The reinforcement beam is provided with a quenched portion provided at least over a portion where an obstacle hits the reinforcement beam. The reinforcement beam is further provided with unquenched portions next to the portion where the obstacle hits the reinforcement beam to sandwich the quenched portion. A mechanical strength of the unquenched portions is smaller than the mechanical strength of the quenched portion. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140152029 | VEHICLE BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - A bumper reinforcement for a vehicle having projecting portions apart from each other in a vehicle up-down direction, and projecting toward a vehicle outer side, and the bumper reinforcement includes a linear portion at center in the width direction, a pair of inclined portions at respective ends, and a pair of curved portions smoothly connecting the linear portion and the inclined portions in a plan view seen from above. The curved portions are provided symmetrically with respect to a center in the width direction, inside a pair of support portions fixed to a vehicle body. The curved portions are low strength portions, in each of which a width in the up-down direction is expanded, and the number of the projecting portions is relatively small or a projecting dimension of the projecting portion is reduced. The linear portion and the inclined portion are not the low strength portions but general portions. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140203576 | CROSS MEMBER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A cross member for arrangement on a bumper system for a motor vehicle includes a single-piece open profile part made of uniform material and having a U-shaped cross section to define a first opening. The profile part has a curvature directed in a travel direction of the motor vehicle and includes a center zone having a second opening which is configured to point backwards in the travel direction, and end zones which have each an attachment area for a crash box and in which the first opening is configured to point forwards in the travel direction. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140361558 | VARIABLE THICKNESS ROLL FORMED BEAM - A bumper reinforcement beam provides improved bending stiffness and strength, while reducing weight and maintaining functional bending impact strength. The illustrated beam is roll formed and includes a B-shaped cross section with upper and lower tubular sections sharing a common horizontal wall. A first material of the lower tubular section, including the common horizontal wall, is thinner than a second material forming a remainder of the upper tubular section. By using this arrangement for bumper beams that are likely to be impacted above a centerline, beam weight can be reduced by 2.5% to 6.7% or greater; while the stroke (intrusion into the vehicle) of impactors is generally maintained and maximum load capability (beam bending strength) is maintained. | 12-11-2014 |
| 20150069770 | BUMPER STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BUMPER BEAM - There is provided a bumper beam that is formed of a 7000 series aluminum alloy hollow extrusion, has a crushed longitudinal portion, and locally has a low-hardness region in a bumper stay joint section. A portion (portion to be heated) of end portions of the bumper beam formed of a tempered member of a heat-treatable aluminum alloy extrusion is subjected to reversion treatment, thereby forming a heat-affected zone in a bumper stay joint section. An end region (portion to be crushed) of the heated portion is subjected to cold crushing, and then the whole bumper beam is subjected to age hardening. The heated portion and a non-heat-affected zone are hardened through the age hardening, thereby forming a low-hardness region that overlaps the joint section in a portion of the heat-affected zone. | 03-12-2015 |
| 20150084355 | BUMPER REINFORCEMENT - The present invention provides a bumper reinforcement made of a hollow material, including: a rear wall facing a vehicle body; an upper wall extending forward from a top of the rear wall; a lower wall extending forward from a bottom of the rear wall; a front wall supported only by the upper wall and the lower wall; an upper reinforcing wall extending from a middle in a height direction of the rear wall up to a middle in a front-rear direction of the upper wall; and a lower reinforcing wall extending from the middle in the height direction of the rear wall up to a middle in the front-rear direction of the lower wall, wherein: the front wall is located frontward of a virtual line passing through a foremost of the upper reinforcing wall and a foremost of the lower reinforcing wall in a cross section. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150097384 | VEHICLE BUMPER - A beam for a vehicle bumper is formed from a continuous web of material as a closed tubular body. The body has top and bottom walls connected by inner and outer walls. A support extends between the inner and outer walls and a reinforcement overlies at least a portion of the outer wall between the support and the bottom wall to provide a double walled structure. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150097385 | Bonded and Rotatable Vehicle Sensor Assembly - A fascia assembly including a bumper beam, a bumper cover, and a sensor assembly is provided. The sensor assembly may include a bracket and a sensor. The sensor assembly is disposed between the beam and cover. The bracket may define a base bonded to a surface of the cover and a key hole. The sensor may include a connector, clip, and key for the hole. The sensor may be configured to rotate between first and second positions such that the clip prevents connector access in the first but not the second position. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150102613 | BEAM WITH VARIED BENDING MOMENT, APPARATUS, AND METHOD - A structural beam includes a reinforcement beam having a length and mounts at ends of the beam and cross sectional shapes at various locations along the length, including a first cross sectional shape near ends of the beam providing a first bending moment and a second cross sectional shape at a center of the beam providing a second bending moment different than the first bending moment, and further including intermediate cross sectional shapes between the ends and center having intermediate bending moments between the first and second bending moments. The cross sections may define open C-shapes or may include a tubular shape. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150102614 | BUMPER CROSSBEAM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - A bumper crossbeam for a motor vehicle includes a shell-shaped longitudinal member having an upper leg and a lower leg. A face plate is arranged on an open side of the longitudinal member and configured to connect the upper and lower legs of the longitudinal member at joints disposed in a longitudinal direction of the longitudinal member in spaced-apart relationship along an upper longitudinal edge and a lower longitudinal edge of the face plate. Openings are provided between the joints such that the openings along the upper longitudinal edge and the openings along the lower longitudinal edge are arranged in staggered relationship. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20150353040 | DEFLECTOR STRUCTURE - A deflector member comprises opposing first and second walls and a plurality of sidewalls arranged adjacent to each other and between the first and second walls, the sidewalls having a cross-sectional shape between the first and second walls that is at least three-sided. The deflector member is adapted to mount to a vehicle frame. The deflector member is further adapted to extend distally from the first wall to the second wall relative to the vehicle frame, and away from a centerline of the vehicle frame. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160009236 | Bumper Beam | 01-14-2016 |
| 20160121826 | Bumper Reinforcement - A bumper reinforcement composed of a hollow shape material includes: a rear wall; an upper wall; a lower wall; a front wall; a partition wall located between the rear wall and the front wall and extending from the upper wall to the lower wall; an upper support wall and a lower support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the rear wall to the partition wall; and an intermediate support wall located between the upper wall and the lower wall and extending from the front wall to the partition wall. An intersection of the partition wall with the upper support wall is located above an intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall, and an intersection of the partition wall with the lower support wall is located below the intersection of the partition wall with the intermediate support wall. | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160144812 | BUMPER DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE - A bumper device for a vehicle is arranged on one of a front side and a rear side of a vehicle cabin to extend in a vehicle width direction. The bumper device for a vehicle includes: a tubular portion, which is made of metal and integrally formed so as to have a tubular shape extending in the vehicle width direction; and a reinforcing member, which is formed so as to have a plate-like shape extending in the vehicle width direction along an inner surface of the tubular portion. A foamed resin charged into the tubular portion is foamed to be increased in volume, to thereby fix the reinforcing member inside the tubular portion. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20170232917 | VEHICLE BUMPER BEAM | 08-17-2017 |
